AIRBUS MILITARY TANKER PROGRAMME: STATUS

Presented by:

ANTONIO CARAMAZANA, VP, HEAD OF AIRBUS MILITARY DERIVATIVES

A330 MRTT Capability

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• Universal Aerial

Refuelling Receptacle

Slipway Installation

(UARRSI)

Fuel

Under-wing Pods

Cobham 905E Air Refuelling

Console

Proprietary Information AMCM0034/02/2010

Enhanced Vision System

Fuselage Refuelling Unit

(FRU)

Cobham 805E

Aerial Refuelling Boom

System

(ARBS)

A330 MRTT – Australia: KC-30A

• Total order: 5

• MRTT #3 aircraft delivered May 2011

• MRTT #2 aircraft delivered June 2011

• MRTT #4 aircraft delivered Oct 2011

• MRTT #1 aircraft delivered Dec 2011 and retained at AIM for boom enhancement program

• MRTT #5 in final stages of conversion at Qantas. Ferry flight to Getafe in June 2012 (to support

MRTT #1 the Boom enhancement program, which is to develop increased HMI functionality to

comply with Australian requirements) and delivery planned Oct 2012.

• Configuration:

• ARBS

• 2 under-wing pods

• UARRSI & Defensive Aids Suite

• GE engines

• 270 passengers in 2-class configuration (30+240).

Operational Experience: Australia

• 3 A330 MRTT deployed at

Amberley Air Force Base

• AAR training sorties

• Operational clearance with

RAAF F-18 Hornets to be

achieved during 2012

• Focus on operational aircrew

and ground crew training and

initial operational evaluation

• Practical flight training and ALS

missions

A330 FSTA United Kingdom (“Voyager”)

•Total order: 14

• First aircraft delivered on 22 Dec 2011. Release To Service achieved on 6 Apr 2012 and

under an intensive training flight campaign.

• Second aircraft (Fuselage Refuelling Unit - FRU - prototype) undergoing certification and

qualification and also being used for Tornado and Typhoon clearance programs

• No 3 and No 4 in conversion at Cobham UK

• No 5 to enter in conversion at Getafe in May 2012

• Configuration:

• 2 under-wing pods

• 1 FRU (on five aircraft)

• Defensive Aids Suite (DAS)

• RR engines

• 291 passengers in a single-class

• Medevac capability.

FSTA: RAF receiver clearance tests

• Clearance tests for Tornado and Typhoon ongoing

• Clearance of Tornado

• Ground compatibility tests performed in May 2011

• Flight tests in progress

• Clearance of Typhoon

• Ground compatibility tests performed in Nov 2011

• Flight tests in progress

Voyager Entry Into Service

• First in-service flight 6 Apr 2012

• Flown virtually every day since EIS

• Focus on aircrew training and air transport operations

• Start of AAR aircrew training planned for Aug 2012

A330 MRTT – Saudi Arabia

•

• Total order: 6

• First aircraft delivered in Nov 2011 and retained by AIM for aircrew practical training

• Second aircraft in painting leading to delivery in Jul 2012

• Third aircraft in final stages of conversion and delivery in Dec 2012

• Remaining three to be delivered by 2014-2016 timeframe TBC

• Configuration:

• ARBS

• 2 under-wing pods

• UARRSI

• GE engines

• 266 passengers in 2-class configuration (30+236).

A330 MRTT – Saudi Arabia

• RSAF 01 acceptance testing completed

• RSAF first aircrew training completed

• RSAF second aircrew training in process together

with RSAF 02 delivery

A330 MRTT – United Arab Emirates

Total order: 3

• First aircraft deployed to UAE in Mar-Apr 2012 for conducting Initial Operational Evaluation with

Mirage 2000 / F-16 receivers. It is retained for conducting practical flight training of UAE aircrews

• Second aircraft in final stages prior to delivery in Sep 2012

• Third aircraft in conversion leading to delivery in Dec 2012

• Configuration:

• ARBS

• 2 under-wing pods

• UARRSI

• RR engines

• 256 passengers in 2-class configuration (16+240).

UAE: Initial Operating Test &Evaluation

• IOT&E testing at Abu Dhabi completed

Mar-Apr 2012

• Day and night operational testing

• F-16

• Mirage 2000

• Specific UAE avionics

Expanding operational experience

• Continuously expanding operational capabilities and technologies

• Multiple A330 MRTT operations (mission avionics coordination & Enhanced Traffic Alert &

Collision Avoidance System - ETCAS)

• FRU testing with A400M and FSTA

Conclusion

• A330 MRTT in service with two of the world’s leading air forces

• Exhibiting very high reliability and setting new standards in troop

comfort

• Advancing rapidly towards full AAR capability

• Already benefitting from operational enhancements

The A330 MRTT - redefining air-to-air refuelling

in the 21st Century

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